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141st AES Los Angeles International Convention Confirms Presentations and Events Calendar
August 16, 2016 by audioXpress Staff

141st AES Los Angeles International Convention Confirms Presentations and Events Calendar

The Audio Engineering Society has unveiled the detailed Technical Program and Events calendar for the highly-anticipated 141st AES International Convention in Los Angeles, taking place Thursday, September 29 – Sunday, October 2, 2016. The largest professional audio event of the year offers four full days of activities, including a complete conference schedule and historical presentations. Synthesizer design pioneer and “Father of MIDI” Dave Smith is confirmed to give the AES Heyser Lecture.
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Philips Introduces Renewed Voice Tracers Audio Recorder Range
August 16, 2016 by audioXpress Staff

Philips Introduces Renewed Voice Tracers Audio Recorder Range

Believe it or not, even in this smartphone era, dedicated dictation recorders still offer best-in-class voice recording in any situation, especially when considering pairing with available speech to text recognition applications and transcription services. Professional dictation specialists Philips Speech Processing Solutions, now offers its new Voice Tracer audio recorders range with 8 GB internal memory space, doubling the recording time of its previous models.
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Drawmer Introduces CPA-50 Small-Footprint Stereo Amplifier
August 12, 2016 by audioXpress Staff

Drawmer Introduces CPA-50 Small-Footprint Stereo Amplifier

Based in Yorkshire, England, Ivor Drawmer’s company has a long history of audio processing innovation and brilliant audio circuits. In recent years, Drawmer has been working on some brilliant monitor controllers and monitor preamps for studio work. Complementing those new studio systems, Drawmer now introduced its high performance CPA-50 compact Class D amplifier, delivering 25W rms per channel into 8 ohms (50W rms per channel into 4 ohms) or working as a 100W rms into 8 ohms monoblock which allows bi-amped or bridged modes.
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Apogee Electronics Announces MiC 96k for Windows and Mac
August 12, 2016 by audioXpress Staff

Apogee Electronics Announces MiC 96k for Windows and Mac

USB microphones are not considered alternatives to established standard professional microphones, but they already managed to carve a market niche for its convenience in applications like podcasting and voice-overs. The popularity of mobile devices like the iPhone and iPad have opened that market to more sophisticated and practical alternatives, such as the Apogee MiC, a USB/iOS condenser microphone with cardioid pickup pattern, and built-in preamp with gain control. Now Apogee announced the MiC 96k, also compatible for Windows 10, apart from Mac.
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Lauten Audio Expands “Series Black” Line with Two New Condenser Microphones
August 12, 2016 by audioXpress Staff

Lauten Audio Expands “Series Black” Line with Two New Condenser Microphones

California-based Lauten Audio has announced two new microphones, the LA-220 solid-state large diaphragm vocal condenser, and the LA-120 small diaphragm FET instrument condenser pair, both expanding the brand’s recently announced "Series Black" line of affordable products, aimed at project studios. The LA-220 ($249 US est. street) and the LA-120 ($349 US est. street) are both professional quality products inspired by classic designs and are now available in US, with international shipments scheduled to start in October 2016.
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Biamp Systems Opens New Manufacturing Facility and Expands Engineering Team
August 11, 2016 by audioXpress Staff

Biamp Systems Opens New Manufacturing Facility and Expands Engineering Team

Networked media systems specialist company, Biamp Systems continues to expand its operations in direct response to its success in the professional AV industry with the opening of a new manufacturing facility and new appointments. A ribbon-cutting ceremony was held July 27 at Biamp’s new Cascade Building in Tigard, Oregon. The company also announced new appointments to its global applications engineering team and the expansion of its training program.
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Roland Acquires Majority Stake in Headphone Lifestyle Brand V-MODA
August 10, 2016 by audioXpress Staff

Roland Acquires Majority Stake in Headphone Lifestyle Brand V-MODA

In 2015, Roland announced a collaboration with lifestyle and DJ brand V-MODA, targeting fashion-conscious DJs and musicians with the M-100 AIRA headphones, combining the DJ-acclaimed V-MODA Crossfade M-100 over-ear headphones with the brand’s own AIRA range of retro-inspired electronic musical instruments. The alliance was apparently a success because Roland has decided to acquire a majority stake in V-MODA.
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Yamaha Nuage Version 1.8 Update Embraces Dolby Atmos With Full Steinberg Nuendo 7.1 Support
August 10, 2016 by audioXpress Staff

Yamaha Nuage Version 1.8 Update Embraces Dolby Atmos With Full Steinberg Nuendo 7.1 Support

Yamaha has released a software upgrade for its Nuage DAW system, featuring enhancements for Dolby Atmos surround and 3D audio production. Since its introduction in 2012, the Nuage integrated solution was adopted for commercial production applications, from audio post-production to music recording and mixing. The update will increase the appeal on film and TV soundtrack mixing by providing full support for the 3D surround MultiPanner included with Steinberg’s Nuendo 7.1 DAW.
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audioXpress September 2016 Speaker Focus Edition is Now Online!
August 9, 2016 by audioXpress Staff

audioXpress September 2016 Speaker Focus Edition is Now Online!

It’s that time of the year again. September means our Speaker Focus edition is here and once again we have a powerful selection of articles, starting with a great recap from Mike Klasco on the Evolution of Compact Deep Bass Subwoofers. We follow with three great DIY articles from Ward Maas, Ken Bird, and Perry Marshall. Of course, there’s also the second part of Richard K. Mains’ techniques on how to eliminate room reflections in woofer measurements, and a great interview with David MacPherson, owner of Studio Electric. Read on!
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New High-Quality Heavy-Duty Neodymium High-Frequency Drivers from MAG Audio
August 9, 2016 by audioXpress Staff

New High-Quality Heavy-Duty Neodymium High-Frequency Drivers from MAG Audio

MAG Audio, the professional transducer and speaker systems manufacturer from Ukraine, introduced a new line of lightweight high-performance HF compression drivers. Following the introduction of the new N7000 series at trade shows, including Prolight+Sound 2016 in Frankfurt, MAG Audio now confirms availability of all three 2.8” aluminum voice coil titanium dome based models, with 1.4” , 1.5” and 2” throat diameters for different horn designs.
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